Chaffetz asks Justice Department to investigate Comey firing

Posted - May 12 201703:04

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Chaffetz asks Justice Department to investigate Comey firing

As for Comey, he was speaking to agents at the FBI's field office in Los Angeles when news of his firing broke. Partisan calls should not delay the considerable work of Chairman (Richard) Burr and Vice Chairman (Mark) Warner.

The White House says Trump's confidence in Comey had been eroding for months.

That admission, The Timessaid, set Trump off: "Mr. Trump burned as he watched, convinced that Mr. Comey was grandstanding". The administration paired the letter with a scathing review by Rosenstein of how Comey handled the investigation into Clinton's email practices, including his decision to hold a news conference announcing its findings and releasing "derogatory information" about Clinton.

He also called for an independent investigator to oversee the Trump-Russia investigation. "His dismissal, I believe, is a loss for the bureau and the nation".

Are there more shoes to drop, as Sen. "There always are on these scandals".

For now, the investigation continues under the supervision of acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, a 20-year FBI veteran, but it's unclear how long he will remain in the post.

"Let's go where the facts may lead", he declared.

If the attorney general ignores the recommendations of a special counsel, the rules specify that a report must be sent to Congress, according to Justin Levitt, a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. I think Gallagher had it right: "We can not afford any lingering questions". Several Republicans joined them in raising alarms of how it could affect probes into possible coordination between Trump associates and Russian Federation to influence the election.In one of the strongest statements by Republicans, Sen. I'm having trouble with it still.

The ranking Judiciary Committee member on Tuesday issued a milquetoast statement after the news.

U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is the only Republican in the upper chamber so far to back an independent special committee, but several GOP members have expressed concern about the manner Comey was dismissed.

Vice President Mike Pence said Mr Trump demonstrated "strong and decisive leadership" in his decision and the move was "based solely and exclusively on his commitment to the best interest of the American people". He repeatedly asked aides why the Russian Federation investigation wouldn't disappear and demanded they speak out for him. "I was not a huge Comey fan". The New York Times reported that Comey's firing came days after the former FBI director asked the Justice Department for more money and personnel for the Russian investigation.

However, the timeline left out the moment that now fired FBI Director James Comey asked for more resources for his accelerated Russia Trump investigation.

"The president wanted to give Director Comey a chance, but he feels like he made the right decision", she said. Similarly, Sen. Susan Collins of ME argued that "any suggestion that today's announcement is somehow an effort to stop the FBI's investigation of Russia's attempt to influence the election last fall is misplaced".

But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky continued to resist, insisting on keeping the investigation contained to the Intelligence Committee. Suddenly firing him now looks much more like an attempt to squelch an unpleasant inquiry than it does restoring the public's trust in the Federal Bureau of Investigation. "I don't want to hurt the Clintons, I really don't", Mr. Trump said during an interview with the Times. Most of his wounds were self-inflicted, as he had made a habit of enraging both political parties. "Been too politicized. And the president has every authority under the constitution to terminate the director of the FBI", Blum said.

Ryan joined Bret Baier on Fox News Wednesday evening to discuss the firing of former FBI Director James Comey.

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